This is the location in Harrisburg near Evergreen and Derry streets, where Ishmael Muhammad, 29, was shot and killed by police after taking two hostages, said Assistant Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo.Eric Veronikis, for PennLive

HARRISBURG — Police killed 29-year-old Ishmael Muhammad this afternoon, after he took two people hostage and threatened them with a machete at 121 Evergreen St., said Assistant Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo.

The hostages — a 2-year-old boy and a 26-year-old disabled man — were unharmed, Chardo said.

Muhammad, who appeared to be high on PCP, destroyed several windows on the third floor during a standoff with police, as he demanded to speak with an unknown person, Chardo said.

When police entered the residence where Muhammad was located, he brandished a machete — at which point police shot Muhammad twice, Chardo said.

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